The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a fictional novel about the young and mysterious rich man Jay Gatsby and his obsession with Mrs. Daisy Buchanan. Color is used throughout The Great Gatsby to better illustrate the author's underlying meanings of wealth, facade, and hope. Gold symbolizes success and wealth and adds a sense of value to whatever you wear it with. When Gatsby invites Nick to the party at his mansion, even the "...turkeys are bewitched with dark gold" (41), which reflects Gatsby's success and value as a host and individual. Jordan Baker is a wealthy and successful athlete, and is rightfully known as "golf's golden girl" (19) due to her success as a professional athlete. The richness of golden-colored things will sometimes turn yellow; thus revealing that wealth is just a facade, a sensation or a short-lived encounter; not to be confused with the value of real gold. When Nick and Jordan "sat at the table with the two girls in yellow" (44) at Gatsby's first party, their conversation was brief and unimportant, the women's names, unknown...